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MAS to raise over RM4b from bonds, loans

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:17:05 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS) unveiled details of its critical fund raising exercise today consisting of RM2.5 billion in Islamic bonds, RM2 billion in bridging loans from commercial banks and proposals for a new state entity to pay for RM5.3 billion of pending aircraft delivery and lease them to MAS rather than own the planes outright.

Russia successfully tests new missile: official

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:56:03 +0800

Russia on Wednesday staged the first successful test-launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of breaching defence systems now being developed by NATO, a military spokesman said.

Iran, world powers seek breakthrough in Baghdad

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:51:50 +0800

World powers were hoping in crunch talks in Baghdad on Wednesday to persuade Iran to suspend sensitive nuclear work in order to ease fears that Tehran wants the bomb and abate Middle East tensions.

Bersih 3.0 not Marxist

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:42:29 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Are you serious? I bet the majority of the people do not even know what Marxism is, and most went of their own free will and capacity, with one aim: to have a clean election.

Egyptians vote for Mubarak successor in historic poll

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:26:15 +0800

Egyptians were voting under tight security on Wednesday in historic presidential elections contested by Islamists and secularists promising radically different futures for the country.

Zambry: Perak ‘debt-free’ after RM1b water asset swap

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:24:14 +0800

PUTRAJAYA, May 23 — Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir declared Perak “debt-free” after the state transferred RM999.2 million in water assets to Putrajaya’s Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) in exchange for it taking an equivalent amount in water-related debt.

'Police in plot to interfere with campus politics'

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:24:19 +0800

The Prime Minister's Department (JPM) is conspiring with the police to meddle in campus politics and stifle student democracy for BN's political survival ahead of the general election, claimed student group Pro-Mahasiswa Nasional (PMN).

Yusof defends decision to join Anwar's defence team

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:49:09 +0800

Despite receiving brickbats for his decision to join Anwar Ibrahim’s defence team, former solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden defended his move and said he had expected criticism.

Tens of thousands defy Quebec protest law

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:46:57 +0800

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days of student protests and defy a new law requiring that organizers give notice of demonstrations eight hours in advance.

Egyptians vote to pick president for first time

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:42:59 +0800

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians began voting freely on Wednesday for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. The contest is a novelty for a nation where elections during the 30-year rule of a man some called "Pharaoh" were thinly attended rigmaroles in which the result was a foregone conclusion. This time, many of Egypt's 50 million eligible voters were already queuing before polling stations opened at 8 a.m. ...

Defeated Dominican candidate protests vote result

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:15:13 +0800

The defeated candidate in the Dominican Republic's presidential election has challenged the official result but vowed to fight for reform as head of the opposition, appearing to concede the vote.

King of Tonga dies in Hong Kong

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:47:44 +0800

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - King George Tupou V of Tonga, who introduced democracy to the South Pacific archipelago after riots following his ascension in 2006, died in a Hong Kong hospital on Sunday, the Tongan government said on Monday. He was 63. Tupou V's younger brother and the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka, was with him when he died while on a visit to Hong Kong. A government statement confirming his death was read on local radio. The New Zealand government, a major aid donor to Tonga, said he would be remembered for ushering in significant political change. ...

N. Korea seeking to develop nuclear missile: Seoul

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:48:53 +0800

South Korea accused North Korea Monday of trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile through a satellite launch next month, after Pyongyang dismissed international calls to abandon the exercise.

Yemeni Nobel Laureate tells Syrians: Assad's time is up

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:51:20 +0800

BOYNUYOGUN, Turkey (Reuters) - Yemeni Nobel Peace Laureate Tawakul Karman, a key figure in the revolt that brought down President Ali Abdullah Saleh, urged Syrian refugees in Turkey on Sunday not to lose hope, saying their president's reign would also come to an end. "The whole world knows you are right. The blood you have spilled will not go to waste, God willing. You will return to freedom," Karman told a crowd of refugees inside the Boynuyogun camp, one of several in Turkey's southern Hatay province. ...